The TelegraphJohnny Cash At Folsom Prison: making of a masterpiecethe show concluded with ‘Greystone Chapel’, a song about Folsom’s church by inmate Glen Sherley, imprisoned for bank robbery, that the prison chaplain had given Cash on tape the previous evening. Sherley leapt up from the front rows, amazed. Cash shook his hand and said, I hope I do your song justice. […]

The GuardianFrom the archive, 12 November 1968: Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison – reviewAt the end of the live album there is an official announcement: “Please hold your seats until released by the officer.” Then the bang of bolts driven back […]

PitchforkPlaying off their excitement, he slyly portrays himself as a rebel: Before I Still Miss Someone, Cash explains, This show is being recorded for an album release on Columbia Records, and you can’t say ‘hell’ or ‘shit’ or anything like that. Previously the latter has been bleeped out, but this reissue reinstates the expletive. How does that grab you, Bob? he asks, referring to producer Bob Johnston. […]

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